1. NCI Awards That Support Trainees Ming Lei, Ph.D. Cancer Training Branch Center for Cancer Training 03/18/2015 DCB New Grantee Workshop

2. Who Will Make the Biggest Impact to Your Research Career? A.Colleagues/Collaborators B.Department Chair C. Grant Reviewers D.Students/Trainees ______________________

3. NCI Offers Fellowships, K Awards and Training Grants Through 14 Funding Mechanisms Institutional Training/Education Awards:T32, K12, R25 Individual Fellowships: F30, F31, F32, F33 Career Development Awards:K07, K08, K23, K24, K25 Transition Awards: K99/R00, K22

4. Take Home Messages Are your trainees eligible? Would your trainees be competitive? What have been the success rates? Program Director Contact information

5. Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellowships

6. NRSA for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30) Objective:To provide support for trainees’ research training component in a MD/PhD program Candidate: Mentor: Applicant must be enrolled in a MD/PhD program, and must be within the first 48 months of enrollment. US citizenship or green card Principal investigator(s) with R01 or R01-like funding who can provide mentorship in both research and career development. Award:$22,920 /yr; Tuition and fees: up to $21,000 /yr; Training Related Expenses: $4,200/yr; Up to 6 years. Contact:Mark Damico, Ph.D., (mark.damico@mail.nih.gov)

7. NRSA for Predoctoral Fellows (F31) Objective:To provide support for trainees’ research training component in a PhD program Candidate: Mentor: Applicant fellow must be enrolled in a PhD program. US citizenship or green card Principal investigator(s) with R01 or R01-like funding who can provide mentorship in both research and career development. Award:$22,920 /yr; Tuition and fees: up to $16,000 /yr; Training Related Expenses: $4,200/yr; Up to 5 years Contacts:Michael Schmidt, Ph.D., (scmidtm@mail.nih.gov) Jeannette Korczak, Ph.D., (korczakj@mail.nih.gov) Michele McGuirl, Ph.D., (mcguirlma@mail.nih.gov)

8. F30 and F31 Competing Applications, Awards and Success Rates* Applications / Awards Fiscal Year - Mechanism Success Rate * Applications having one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are counted only once

9. F30 Awardee Profile Percentage Characteristics They are typically in the 4 th year of the MD-PhD program

10. F31 Awardee Profile Percentage Characteristics They are typically in the 3rd year of the PhD program

11. Objective:To support research training for postdoctoral applicants who have the potential to become productive independent research investigators Candidate: Mentor: Postdoctoral Fellows (Finishing PhD/Early post-doc, yrs1-3) US citizenship or green card Principal investigator(s) with R01 or R01-like funding who can provide mentorship in both research and career development. Award:Up to three years’ stipend at $42,840 - $56,375/yr; Tuition and fees: up to $16,000 /yr; Training Related Expenses: up to $7,850/yr; Full-time effort Contact:Sonia Jakowlew, Ph.D.(jakowles@mail.nih.gov) NRSA for Postdoctoral Fellows (F32)

12. F32 Competing Applications, Awards and Success Rates* Applications / Awards Fiscal Year Success Rate * Applications having one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are counted only once

13. F32 Awardee Profile Numbers Characteristics Yes No 0 3+ 2 1 MD PhD MD/PhD Other

14. Transition Awards

15. Objective:To assist postdoctoral investigators in transitioning to a independent research position Candidate: Postdoctoral fellows with no more than 4 yrs postdoctoral research experience, and about ready to become PIs. No citizenship requirement Research:Laboratory-based cancer research Mentor:Principal investigator(s) with R01 or R01-like funding who can provide mentorship in both research and career development, and fully supports the candidate’s transition to independence Award:K99 phase (2 yrs): Up to $100K plus fringe benefit, and $30K research support R00 phase (3 yrs): $249K/yr; At least 75% professional effort Contact:Michael Schmidt, Ph.D. (schmidtm@mail.nih.gov) Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)

16. K99/R00 Competing Applications, Awards and Success Rates* Applications / Awards Fiscal Year Success Rate * Applications having one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are counted only once

17. K99 Awardee Profile Numbers Characteristics 2+ 7-10 MD MD/PhD PhD 11-15 16+ 1-5 6-10 11+ 3+ 4+

18. Objective:To facilitate the transition of investigators from the mentored to the independent stage of their careers Candidate:Postdoctoral investigators in non-tenure track positions with < 8 years postdoctoral research experience ready to become PIs. US citizenship or green card Research:All cancer research Mentor:No mentor required Award:Secure a tenure track position within 12 months after being selected Up to $100,000/yr in salary plus fringe benefits and $50,000/yr research cost for three years 75% professional effort Submit an R01 application by the end of the 2 nd year of the award Contact:Sonia Jakowlew, Ph.D. Jakowlews@mail.nih.gov Transition Career Development Award (K22)

19. K22 Competing Applications, Awards and Success Rates* Applications / Awards Fiscal Year Success Rate * Applications having one or more amendments in the same fiscal year are counted only once

20. K22 Awardee Profile Numbers Characteristics >5 Asst. Prof <8 Research Asst Prof. Postdoc MD MD/PhD PhD <12 <15 Instructor <5

21. Find Detailed Information at: www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/ cancertraining/funding/awardtype